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B. D. ETNYRE.

PORTABLE WATER TANK.

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EDXVARD D. ETNYRE, OF OREGON, ILLINOIS.

PORTABLE WATER-TAN K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 573,584, dated December22, 1896. Application filed February 12, 1896. Serial No. 579,093. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

- Be it known that I, EDWARD D. ETNYRE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oregon, in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable ater-Tanks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is the construction of a water-tank adaptedto be placed upon the bolsters of a wagon having a body portion incylindrical form and made from sheet metal.

The further object of this invention is the combination of a water-tankand fuel-receptacle made portable.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an isometrical representationof my improved combined portable water-tank and fuel-receptacle. Fig. 2is an isometrical representation showing a lengthwise vertical centralsection of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of thewater-tank.

My improved tank is especially adapted for use in connection withportable steam engines, and can be placed upon the bolsters of anordinary Wagon, and consists of two heads 1 and 2, each provided ontheir inner faces with a circular-shaped groove 3. The body portion 4 ofthe tank is made from sheet metal and is bent in circular form and ofthe proper length. The upper portion of the body portion is secured totwo lengthwise bars 5 and (5, having a center plank 7 located betweenthem, and bolts 8, passing through the several parts, are held in placeby screwnuts 9. One end of this center plank is cut shorter than theside bars, forming an opening 10 for filling the tank, and a hingedcover 11 closes this opening. To the outer faces of the heads aresecured vertical bars 12, and to their inner lower ends are securedshort bars 13. These bars extend below the lower edge of the ends,forming a groove 1a transversely of the tank, which is adapted toreceive the bolsters of a wagon. The sheetmetal body portion of the tankin this instance has ends 15, provided with an upturned flange 16, whichis riveted to the edge of the body portion, and the flange and end ofthe body portion are located in the circular groove in the heads, asshown at Fig. 2. Rods 17 pass through the heads and vertical bars,receiving nuts on their outer ends. By means of these rods the ends ofthe body portion of the tank are firmly seated in the heads sufficientlyto form a rigid structure.

A vertical partition 18 is placed in the metallic body portion, havingan opening 19 at its lowest point dividing the body portion into twocompartments and greatly stiffening the body portion, which will preventthe splashing of water, the opening therein being sufiicient to permitthe passage of water in filling or drawing it off.

An outlet 20 is formed in the metallic-body, to which a hose may beattached.

To one end of the water-tank and to the head 1 is secured afuel-receptacle consisting of the sides 21, bottom 22, and inclined end23, held together in any suitable manner.

By this construction of water-tank I attain great strength, and owing tothe metallic body portion being in circular form it will carry waterwithout splashing against the sides, as is the result in rectangulartanks, and in combining the fuel-receptacle and tank they are bothalways together and can be brought within easy reach of the attendant ofa portable steam-engine, and owing to the hose being attached to thebottom of the tank it can be carried to any point without locating thetank with relation to the engine.

I claim as my invention In a portable water-tank, the combination of twowooden heads, a metallic body having its lower portion ofsemicylindrical form, and its upper portion secured to wooden stripsbolted together, the body held in place between the heads.

EDXVARD D. ETNYRE.

Vitnesses C. S. HAAS, O. D. ETNYRE.

